German tourist dies taking flying selfie at Machu Picchu

[Judi Lynn]

German tourist dies taking flying selfie at Machu Picchu

Officials identified the deceased as 51-year-old Oliver Park.

By Ananya Roy
July 1, 2016 06:10 BST



A tourist from Germany died while taking a selfie at the world heritage site of Machu Picchu in Peru. The body was recovered on Thursday (30 June) from a ravine at the site. Officials identified the tourist as 51-year-old Oliver Park. They said he was trying to take a selfie while leaping to apparently appear as if flying. However, he lost his footing and fell off a cliff.

The fatal accident took place on Wednesday (29 June), while the man was visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Machu Picchu ruins in the Peruvian Andes. He reportedly ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens at the tourist site and ventured into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff, from where he fell off. Rescuers, who found his body, took it to a local police station. Police said they would take the body to a morgue in the city of Cusco, the BBC reported.

Earlier this year, a tourist from Britain and his friend were arrested at the ancient site for taking nude pictures of themselves. Adam Burton, 23, and his French friend Eric Xavier Mariec, 28, were both charged with moral misconduct.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/german-tourist-dies-taking-flying-selfie-machu-picchu-1568387

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[MFM008]

1. to bad for his family

I have a rule, when up in a high place always be aware of your surroundings.
In fact that applies to anyplace.

[longship]

2. Like at the Grand Canyon.

Don't go beyond the barriers. They are there for a reason. That does not stop a certain number of stupid people falling over the edge to their deaths when they ignore the signs.

BTW, one does not survive a fall of thousands of feet. Not worth a great picture.

When I visited the Grand Canyon several years ago there was this asshole who walked over the barrier onto a domed-shaped outcrop. I was tempted to scream out to him, but he was so close to the sloping edge that I didn't want to be responsible for distracting him and thus being the cause of his peril.

I presume that he did okay. Miraculously!

I sincerely hope that his travel companions slapped the shit out of him afterwards.